{"id":263155,"date":"2026-09-15T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/dwts-season-35-contestants-16-celebs-pro-partners-revealed-including-a-same-sex-pairing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:00:00","slug":"dwts-season-35-contestants-16-celebs-pro-partners-revealed-including-a-same-sex-pairing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/dwts-season-35-contestants-16-celebs-pro-partners-revealed-including-a-same-sex-pairing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;DWTS&#8217; Season 35 Contestants: 16 Celebs &#038; Pro Partners, Revealed (Including a Same-Sex Pairing!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2276835\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: ABC, Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full cast for season 35 of <em><strong>DWTS<\/strong><\/em> (aka <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>) was revealed a few weeks back, and we\u2019ll finally get to watch their first dances tonight on the premiere!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, there are 16 celebs vying for the Mirror Ball trophy, and only one will prevail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are Olympians competing this year, reality TV stars, a celeb chef, two stars with extensive dance experience and more. In addition, this season will feature a same-sex dance pairing of two women!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli <\/strong>and<strong> Derek Hough<\/strong> will return as judges, and <strong>Alfonso Ribeiro<\/strong> and <strong>Julianne Hough<\/strong> are returning as co-hosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>DWTS<\/em> season 35 will kick off its new season with a two-night premiere tonight, with another episode on Wednesday, September 16, at 8:00 p.m. on ABC and Disney+. There will be a live after show, <em>DWTS After Party<\/em>, hosted by season 34 winner <strong>Robert Irwin<\/strong> on Wednesday (September 16). He\u2019ll be \u201cchecking in with eliminated contestants and breaking down the best moments\u201d with <em>DWTS<\/em> alumni!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re breaking down the full cast list here for you to see.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-click-next-to-see-who-will-compete-on-dwts-season-35\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Click \u201cnext\u201d to see who will compete on DWTS season 35\u2026<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/abc\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dancing With the Stars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/eg\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Television<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/09\/15\/dwts-season-35-contestants-16-celebs-pro-partners-revealed-including-a-same-sex-pairing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: ABC, Disney The full cast for season 35 of DWTS (aka Dancing with the Stars) was revealed a few weeks back, and we\u2019ll finally get to watch their first dances tonight on the premiere! This year, there are 16 celebs vying for the Mirror Ball trophy, and only one will prevail. 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